# Zelenskyy remains in Kyiv in the first days of the invasion

Date: 2022

On 25–26 February 2022 the president recorded messages from Kyiv refusing offers of evacuation. The decision is a documented command-location choice with morale effects, not a military victory.

## People

- Volodymyr Zelenskyy: https://factrail.ai/people/volodymyr-zelenskyy

## Drivers

- Democratic Resilience: https://factrail.ai/drivers/democratic-resilience

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-says-he-is-kyiv-defiant-message-2022-02-25/
- https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/zvernennya-prezidenta-ukrayini-25022022

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/ua-stays-in-kyiv-2022